Author Archives: Lucy Benz-Rogers

The undergraduate student government began gearing up for the upcoming May election season when it finalized the election calendar at its meeting on Thursday. And with the calendar set, members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council said they were excited for the upcoming election season. “I think it’s definitely an exciting opportunity to hear about […]

The University of California recently reached an agreement on changes to the contracts it holds with about 2,200 health care professional employees, nearly nine months after their old one expired. And though the contract included wage increases, not all members of the University Professional and Technical Employees union believe all their requests were completely satisfied. […]

In an attempt to create more proportional representation on the undergraduate student government, council is considering changes to the voting system for the May elections. At Tuesday’s meeting, councilmembers heard a presentation about the different voting system options by Elections Board chairwoman Sandybeth Carrillo, a former Daily Bruin reporter, who recommended that the council either […]

The decision last week by a California appellate court to uphold Proposition 71, which grants $3 billion for stem cell research funding, could mean additional funding in the future for the UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, or ISCBM. Proposition 71 was passed by 59 percent of California voters in 2004, allowing for […]

Discussing countries such as Israel, Syria and Iran, newly appointed Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor shared his frank analysis and personal experience in the region at a lecture on Middle Eastern politics Monday. Prosor began by stressing that it is important for people outside the Middle East to understand and pay attention to its problems in […]